Juno

It pains me to have to give this news but yesterday I had to rush my wonderful cat Juno to the hospital and now he is no longer here.

Words cannot describe the loss that I'm feeling right now. I first had him on my desk before I brought him home to my friend David and he was just a tiny little thing. He sat on my desk the entire day, wrapped up in a Flintstones towel and he didn't budge. He used to sit on our shoulders when we would walk around as he had great balance. I remember going to visit David in DC and walking up to his apartment and seeing Juno's cute fuzzy head peering down at me from the above window. He would do cool things like Crab Kitty as he would walk sideways across the floor and could jump amazingly high trying to get his feather stick.

He just knew when I needed him to cuddle up next to me and be the purry-kins that he was.

He was my sweet King Kitty, my Boo Boo, my jock kitty, my big boy and my cuddle bucket. I will miss him forever.

First and Forty

Yesterday I had my first ever experience with food poisoning. Although I consider myself really lucky being 40 and never having that experience before on the other hand it really, really SUCKS!!! I really just wanted to be put out of my misery. The bad thing it was my friend Cindy's birthday and I was supposed to go to Katsu-Ya, my favorite sushi restaurant.

I think I put my finger on how I got so sick. It was NOT the King crab legs that I had on Sunday night. I do believe it was the creamed horseradish or the cocktail sauce that I had with the shrimp. Turns out that a new law was passed 2 years ago that if the label says it has to be refrigerated it HAS to have an expiration date. When I found out and checked the labels did not have expiration dates. That means that those jars were over 2 years old. That's good to know, NOW!

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I HATE YES ON 8!!!

I despise the Yes On 8 signs!! The bright blue - disgusting yellow "happy family" combo just makes me want to hurl!!

I think the signs should have such additional slogans such as:

Yes On 8 - Protect marriage and a high divorce rate
Yes On 8 - Because straight people fuck up a marriage better!
Yes On 8 - We berate!
Yes On 8 - Because straight think they know better
Yes On 8 - Marry your cousin

You get the idea....

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Hold Buttons

I have been on hold with the accounting department at the MGM Grand in Vegass for the past 20 minutes!! I'm really annoyed. Why is it o.k. to keep a person on hold for this length of time? All I need is a receipt for one of our employees that stayed there as I need to submit with expenses. Argh!!!! I'm sure that if I hang up and call back I'll be put at the back of the queue and I'll still be screwed. It's also bad when they as you to send over a letter after spending all this time on hold because I previously sent a credit card authorization form! It's been 30 minutes now!

O.k. They FINALLY picked up and are sending it over. I do not need to send a letter. I'm better now.

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Kaiser Chiefs

Two nights ago I went to see Kaiser Chiefs at The Music Box in Hollywood. The last time I saw them was in June 2007 headlining a big music festival at Hyde Park in London so it was great to see them perform at a small venue again.

The new album sounds great and they performed a fair amount of songs from is as well as their hits from their first two albums. The funny (or not so) is that their following here is so small and they're huge in England! I don't know why because they are a great live band. I would have liked to have seen them again on this tour but their next stop was all the way in Chicago. I'm wondering what cheesy song do they have to do before America catches on? I almost travelled to Austin, TX to see them at a festival in September until they pulled out of the line-up. Just a bit sad, I think but I love their music anyway.

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A Wrinkle In Time

I just seem to get annoyed when I see another actor or actress having some kind of cosmetic work done on their face. It is always so obvious and they always look pulled, peeled or unnaturally shiny.

Whatever happened to aging gracefully? You live your life an you get a wrinkle here, a laugh line there but it's all part of life. It's something that goes with time and I believe shows that you are still here, living life. I much rather see a face that has laugh lines and wrinkles than a face that shows no emotion.

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Here I go!

Welcome to The World According to C.R.A.P. (Commucicative Rebecca Ann's Ponderings)!

Well, it always seems like I'm talking about something so here I am, starting a blog. I hope you'll enjoy your reads.

Last night my friend Cindy and I went to try a relatively new place called Palate Food + Wine in Glendale. It had a write-up in the LA Times not too long ago that made us want to try it out.

We had a 6 p.m. reservation at the communal table as that was the only thing that was available at the time Cindy had made reservations. We had been shopping at the nearby Glendale Galleria so we weren't dressed up but we weren't dressed like slobs either. We arrived right on time and were promptly seated. We ordered water and started to parouse the menu. The wine list was a bit overwhelming as it was at least 5 or 6 pages long. All the food on the menu looked intriguing and would be items I would want to try at some point. Cindy started out with the swordfish mason jar thing which was a buttery, light flavor and not dry at all. I started out with the potted berkshire pork mason jar. It was amazing. It tasted like buttery pork, lightly seasoned but so flavorful. I would order that again. Cindy ordered the duck as her main course which was yummy and I had the oxtail with the roasted potatoes and marrow. Yum! I used to suck on marrow when I was a kid so it brought back fond memories. I also had an assorted cheese plate with 3 different kinds (a sheep blue, a goat semi-soft and a harder cow's milk cheese which was similiar to a piave).

The food was great and I would go back again but I wasn't thrilled with our waiter. He was a bit on the aloof side almost to the point of rudeness and when I go to a new restaurant that will always make me a bit hesitant to go back again. He did not even mention the black truffle risotto that was the special that day as I heard him mention later on to a choice few. He just came across that he thought he was all that and just wasn't personable. I do want to go back there but would like to do the chef's tasting menu and sit at a seperate table. One woman at our table did have a really cool portable wine decanter.

I am, however, very excited about my new Via Spiga shoes I bought on our shopping trip and can't wait to wear them! They're a beautiful half boot, with a small zipper and adjustable straps. It's almost like art for my foot. Yes!